# Amputations at E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
> OSHA SIR `20181010631` · 10/15/2018 · VICTORIA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
- **Location:** 2697 Old Bloomington Road North, VICTORIA, TEXAS, 77905
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was activating a barring system to lock in the position on a hyper compressor and conduct preventative maintenance when the employee's right ring finger was crushed between the barring system and the fly wheel, resulting in an amputation to the finger.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*